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BALANCED STEEL [1 record]

Record 1 2003-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
  • Steel
DEF

Steel that is incompletely deoxidized and contains sufficient dissolved oxygen to react with the carbon to form carbon monoxide and thus offset solidification shrinkage.

CONT

Sometimes referred to as semi-killed steels, [balanced steels] possess uniform properties throughout the ingot and amongst their applications are boiler plate and structural sections.

Key term(s)
  • semi-deoxidized steel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
  • Acier

Spanish

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